I'm wearing a pair of those Skeletoes right now. I love 'em.
Can't wear five fingers b/c my little toe curls under the one next to it and it won't go in the fifth finger. The one pocket for both little toes solves that problem.

edit: better arch support than five fingers too.

Do you wear them SUPing DJ? Don't let the Croc's get jealous.

standupper said...

Surely you're not going to retire the crocs DJ. Who will be their new spokesman???

I still wear Croc's every day.. Not that much while paddling.. but they do work well for long flat water paddles.. But in the surf and down-winders they suck.. You need something more secure and most of the surfing places that I surf at are pretty reefie and you need booties.. That's when I'll wear them.. and maybe on the odd DW'er.. mostly for the walk out at the end..

DJ

laceys lane said...

DavidJohn said...

standupper said...

Surely you're not going to retire the crocs DJ. Who will be their new spokesman???

I still wear Croc's every day.. Not that much while paddling.. but they do work well for long flat water paddles.. But in the surf and down-winders they suck.. You need something more secure and most of the surfing places that I surf at are pretty reefie and you need booties.. That's when I'll wear them.. and maybe on the odd DW'er.. mostly for the walk out at the end..

DJ

so you can get them wet often and there alright

Just looking at the box now that they came in and it says in big letters..

GRAVEL
WATER
MOUNTAIN
GRASS
MUD
TREES
ROCK
PAVEMENT
DIRT

So I'm guessing they should be ok in the water..

DJ

Gorgo said...

I've got some 5 Fingers. They suck as surf shoes. Too stiff in the sole. The top doesn't keep sand and shells out. Grip is good.

They are articulated under the toes so the hard edge of the sole digs into your toe joints.

They're made for "barefoot" running. They don't make much sense for anything else.

i was reading an item about barefoot run in the local rag. a lot of debate over it.

it makes sense what the shoe is for now

Casso said...

Do you wear them SUPing DJ? Don't let the Croc's get jealous.

I don't think I'd wear them for SUP, the soles are way too thick for decent board feel but they're super comfy for walking around in. Not sure how long they'd tolerate repeated dunking in sea water & rinsing out.

Gregc- they seem to breathe pretty well, I've been wearing mine a fair bit in the warm weather and they're not stinky (yet).

The argument in favour of barefoot running is that you run more on your toes and run more gently. Each impact is greatly reduced and you are using more of your foot muscles to do the work.

Studies on Africans, indigenous Mexicans and elite athletes support this.

Heavily padded shoes encourage you to clump along on your heels. Each impact is far greater and you are vulnerable to errors in technique, bad shoes, and bad terrain.

The caveat is that western people who have grown up with padded shoes are not conditioned to run barefoot. We don't have the muscles or the technique to do it properly. So, if you are an occasional jogger then stay with your jogging shoes. If you are committed runner, and not too old, then try out the barefoot shoes and adapt your technique.

DJ, My nephew in London actualy runs in the five toe version and says he can not go back to the old style running shoe.

DavidJohn said...

Fila have some great looking shoes that are a lot like the five fingers but the have the two small toes in the same pocket so I guess you could call them four fingers.

They are called Skele-toes and cost about 80 bucks.

A friend said she loves hers.. and after seeing them I bought some of these.. They feel great and are much easier to get on and off than the five fingers.. I'm guessing about 20% easier.. ;D

[url=www.fila.com/men/shoes/skele-toes/skele-toes-2.0/1PK010EX.html]www.fila.com/men/shoes/skele-toes/skele-toes-2.0/1PK010EX.html

DJ